A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Not in My Office: Rights in an Armed Campus Space
Authors: Heiskanen Benita
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publishing place: Cambridge
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Journal of American Studies
eISSN: 1469-5154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875820001383
Web address : https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-american-studies/article/not-in-my-office-rights-in-an-armed-campus-space/2C2EB91FF3CBF0DB297FAFF4140FA931
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/50181626
When the Texas legislature in August allowed concealed handguns on campuses, the
implementation of the legislation assumed a spatial meaning. At issue was not so much what
the impact of firearms in educational establishments would be but where concealed guns
could be carried and which specific locations were to be determined as exclusion zones. The
decision-making process boiled down to a negotiation of rights by the federal government,
state legislature, university, and members of the campus community. In particular, the question
of gun rights was interpreted through notions of space, freedom, and privacy, as understood
through amendments to the US Constitution.
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